The Jews of the world number some 11,672,000, distributed in 97 different countries, it was reported today by the world Jewish Congress on the basis of a survey of world Jewish population made by the organization.
Three nations-the United States, Israel and Russia-account for more than 70 percent of the total, the survey revealed, while there are four countries in which less than 100 Jews reside: Indochina, Malta, Siam and the Virgin Islands. The Jewish population of the United States is approximately 5,000,000, some 2,000,000 Jews live in the Soviet Union, and Israel has a Jewish settlement of 1,450,000, the study established.
Breaking down Jewish population figures on a continental basis, the survey reports 5,865,506 Jews in the Americas, 3,379,647 in Europe, 1,663,995 in Asia, 707,025 in Africa and 55,845 in Australia and New Zealand.
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